Our Family, Our Strength - Principle #25: Prayer - Rabbi Yirmiyahu Abramov

we conclude the 25 principles of Jewish child rearing based on the book our family our strength that this is a book which has the entire 25 principles we conclude this today with the concept of Prayer now it is said that the Hoffa time one of the greatest sages of recent generations a man who had an awesome impact on the whole of the Jewish people until this day his writings and his messages are part and parcel of every Jewish home the cover time in his old age was once brought his mother's sidor his mother's prayer book and he saw it was stained with tears and tears and the whole time commented and he said there's no doubt that this tear-stained prayer book is what that brought such blessing to the family prayer is something in addition to prayer being the our vehicle of really connecting with a xem prayer is something which enhances and intensifies our entire state of being in state of mind we can be become connected when a jew connects in such a manner in the deepest possible level his soul is connecting with what the Torah describes man as being a phallic elokim email man is a a part of of the divine in a certain sense and the way we connect and the way we can create a real relationship is primarily through prayer and that's why drew is obligated to pray a minimum of three prayers a day in addition to an every other need you should pray because prayer is connecting prayer is a statement of belief now we should believe with every fiber of our being that prayer is effective that we are communicating with a sham and God is orchestrating the fair mankind one of the prime focuses the prayers of a parent is a father and mother is obligated to pray every single day for his child's welfare for his child's success and because there are so many factors in so many areas and so many stumbling blocks so we really need that divine assistance and divine assistance is is activated by prayer it's a very pure and holy prayer of a father or mother praying for for their child is a very special kind of a prayer it's very heartfelt and it's something that has an awesome impact upon M the affairs of Man and it also enhances our connection with a child we're praying for them daily we're mentioning them in our most intimate moments when we when we are at one with a xem that's when we are focusing and mentioning our children our children a part and parcel of us and by the same token that the PASOK says the verse says banham atem la shemal okay FM you are like my children says a Shem so we should feel also our children are connected to us and in this way we all the children of a Shem and we should we should pray we should educate our children to pray to pray for themselves to pray for their parents there's nothing as pure as the child's as a child's prayer when a child is praying for the goodwill and the the well-being of his parents is a very pure kind of a prayer so this is something which is fantastically bonding and this is something that has awesome effects it has effects God sees how dare they are to us and since God once our he wants our goodness he wants our well-being so when we articulated and we express it he certainly taking note of it and look there are many variables and many factors and he has many many considerations to make when he runs the affairs of Man but by us making the six pression we are connecting we're connecting with this great divine source or the source of everything we are connecting we become more spiritual we'll have much more value self value will have much more power in dealing with our children and our children will will will benefit from the fact that we're connecting and when we're connecting and reconnecting with them as the vehicle because we're praying for their good will there's no doubt that this will be an enhancing factor and after all we can do our best but it's a Shem in the end that's going to determine the quality and the goodness of our lives all for the good and that should be something basic so therefore to conclude every parent should pray for their children throughout their lives pray for their well-being pray for their assistance and this is something which will enhance their relationship both with a sham and with the children you